UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): February ~~December 3~~13, ~~2017~~ 2018

EXACTECH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Florida	0-28240	059-~~28240~~2603930	~~59-2603930~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2320 NW 66th ~~Court~~CourtGainesville, Florida 32653 (Address of Principal Executive Office)

~~Gainesville~~(352) 377-1140 Registrant’s telephone number, ~~Florida~~including ~~32653~~area code

N/A (~~Address~~Former ofName ~~Principal~~or ~~Executive~~Former ~~Offices)~~Address, ~~(Zip~~if ~~Code)~~Changed Since Last Report)

Copies of all communications to: Greenberg Traurig, LLPMetLife Building200 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10166(~~352~~212) ~~377~~801-~~1140~~9200Attn: Clifford E. Neimeth Greenberg Traurig, P.A.333 S.E. 2nd AvenueSuite 4400Miami, FL 33131(305) 579-0500Attn: Jaret L. DavisDrew M. Altman

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Copies of all communications to:

Greenberg Traurig, LLP MetLife Building 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 (212) 801-9200 Attn: Clifford E. Neimeth, Esq. neimethc@gtlaw.com Greenberg Traurig, P.A. 333 S.E. 2nd Avenue Suite 4400 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 579-0500 Attn: Jaret L. Davis, Esq. Drew M. Altman, Esq. davisj@gtlaw.com altmand@gtlaw.com

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~~Item~~Introductory ~~1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.~~Note

AsOn ~~previously~~February ~~announced~~14, ~~on October 22,~~2018 ~~2017,~~(the ~~Exactech~~“Closing Date”), ~~Inc.~~pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, adated ~~Florida~~as ~~corporation~~of October 22, 2017 (the “~~Company~~Original Merger Agreement”), ~~entered~~as ~~into~~amended anby Amendment No. 1 thereto (“Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement), ~~and~~dated ~~Plan~~as of ~~Merger~~December 3, 2017 (as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”), ~~with~~by and among Osteon Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), ~~and~~ Osteon Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Exactech, Inc., ~~Parent~~a ~~and~~Florida corporation (the “Company”), Merger Sub ~~are~~merged ~~affiliates~~with ofand ~~global~~into ~~private~~the ~~equity~~Company ~~firm~~(the ~~TPG Capital~~“Merger”), ~~which,~~with inthe ~~turn,~~Company is surviving the Merger as an ~~affiliate~~indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ~~global~~Parent. As ~~alternative~~of ~~asset~~the ~~firm~~effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the Company became indirectly beneficially wholly owned by affiliates of TPG. Capital (the “TPG Investors”) and certain management shareholders of the Company.

OnItem ~~December 3, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (“Amendment No.~~ 1 ~~to the Merger Agreement”) with Parent and Merger Sub~~.02 Termination ~~Capitalized~~of ~~terms~~a ~~used~~Material ~~and~~Definitive ~~not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Merger~~ Agreement~~, as amended by Amendment No~~. ~~1 thereto.~~

~~Pursuant~~On ~~to Amendment No. 1 to~~ the ~~Merger~~Closing ~~Agreement~~Date, the ~~Merger Consideration has been increased from $42.00 per share of~~ Company ~~Common~~repaid ~~Stock~~in tofull ~~$49.25~~and ~~per~~terminated ~~share~~that ofcertain ~~Company~~Credit ~~Common Stock~~Agreement, ~~without~~dated ~~interest~~December ~~and~~17, ~~less any applicable withholding taxes~~2015, by and ~~excluding~~among ~~certain~~the ~~shares of~~ Company, ~~Common Stock held by~~ the ~~Company’s~~lenders ~~founders~~from ~~and~~time ~~certain management shareholders who have agreed~~ to ~~contribute~~time toparty ~~Parent~~thereto, atJPMorgan aChase ~~valuation~~Bank, ~~equal~~as toAdministrative orAgent, ~~less~~JPMorgan ~~than $49.25 per share~~Securities, aas ~~portion~~Lead ofArranger ~~their~~and ~~shares~~Lead ~~for~~Bookrunner, ~~new~~and ~~equity~~Compass ~~securities~~Bank, ofas ~~Parent.~~Syndication ~~Amendment~~Agent, ~~No. 1~~as toamended ~~the~~and ~~Merger~~supplemented ~~Agreement also eliminates~~ (the ~~previous~~ “NoCredit ~~Company Material Adverse Effect~~Facility”). ~~closing~~The ~~condition and the~~ Company’s ~~previous~~repaid ~~contractual~~and ~~obligations~~terminated tothe ~~cooperate~~Credit ~~with~~Facility ~~TPG~~in ~~Capital~~connection ~~and assist it~~ with ~~any~~the ~~potential~~completion ~~debt~~of ~~financing that TPG Capital may seek to obtain in connection with~~ the Merger.

~~There~~The ~~remains~~material noterms ~~financing~~of ~~condition to~~ the ~~Merger.~~Credit AsFacility ~~previously~~are ~~announced,~~described onin ~~October 22, 2017,~~ the Company’s ~~entered~~Quarterly ~~into~~Report anon ~~equity~~Form ~~commitment~~10-Q ~~letter~~for (the ~~“Financing~~quarter ~~Letter”),~~ended ~~together~~September ~~with~~30, ~~TPG~~2017, ~~Partners~~filed ~~VII,~~with ~~L.P.,~~the aSecurities ~~Delaware~~and ~~limited~~Exchange ~~partnership~~Commission (the “~~Fund~~SEC”), ~~and~~on ~~Parent,~~November ~~pursuant to which~~8, ~~subject~~2017 tounder ~~certain conditions,~~“Item ~~the~~2. ~~Fund~~Management’s ~~committed~~Discussion toand ~~make~~Analysis ~~an equity contribution to Parent in an aggregate amount~~ of upFinancial toCondition ~~approximately~~and ~~$624.7 million~~Results ~~for purposes~~ of ~~consummating~~Operations-Liquidity ~~the~~and ~~Merger.~~Capital InResources‑Long-term ~~connection with Amendment No~~Debt. ~~1 to the Merger Agreement, the Company has entered into an amendment to the Financing Letter (the “First Amendment to the Financing Letter~~”), ~~pursuant~~Such todescription ~~which~~is ~~the~~incorporated ~~Fund~~herein ~~has~~by ~~increased its equity contribution commitment to Parent to $737~~reference.~~0 million for purposes of consummating the Merger.~~

~~Except~~Item ~~as expressly modified by Amendment No~~2. 101 Completion ~~to the Merger Agreement and the First Amendment to the Financing Letter, all terms, covenants and provisions~~ of ~~the~~Acquisition Merger Agreement and the Financing Letter remain in full force and effect. Copies of Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement and the First Amendment to the Financing Letter have been filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide investors with information regarding their terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Parent Merger Sub or ~~any~~Disposition of ~~their respective subsidiaries or affiliates~~Assets. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, as amended, were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates; were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; as amended; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures; may not have been intended to be statements of fact, but rather, as a method of allocating contractual risk and governing the contractual rights and relationships between the parties to the Merger Agreement, as amended; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and

~~covenants~~The orinformation ~~any~~set ~~descriptions~~forth ~~thereof~~in ~~as characterizations of~~ the ~~actual~~Introductory ~~state~~Note ofand ~~facts~~in orItems ~~condition of the Company~~3.03, ~~Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates~~5. ~~Moreover,~~01 ~~information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties~~ and ~~covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s or Parent’s public disclosures~~5.03 ~~The holders~~ of ~~Company~~this ~~Common~~Current ~~Stock~~Report ~~and~~on ~~other~~Form ~~investors are not third~~8-~~party~~K is ~~beneficiaries~~incorporated ~~under~~herein ~~the~~by ~~Merger Agreement, as amended~~reference.

~~The~~At ~~foregoing~~the ~~description~~Effective ofTime, ~~Amendment~~each ~~No. 1~~outstanding toshare ~~the~~of ~~Merger~~common ~~Agreement~~stock, ~~and~~par ~~the~~value ~~First~~$0.01 ~~Amendment~~per toshare, of the ~~Financing~~Company ~~Letter~~(“Company ~~are~~Common ~~only~~Stock”) ~~summaries and~~(other ~~are~~than ~~qualified~~any inshares ~~their~~owned ~~entirety~~ by ~~reference~~holders toproperly ~~the~~exercising ~~complete~~appraisal ~~text~~rights ofunder ~~Amendment~~Florida ~~No. 1~~law to(“Dissenting ~~the~~Shares”) ~~Merger~~and ~~Agreement~~certain ~~and~~shares ~~the~~of ~~First~~Company ~~Amendment~~Common toStock held by the ~~Financing~~Company’s ~~Letter,~~founders ~~which~~and ~~are~~certain ~~filed~~management asshareholders ~~Exhibit~~(the ~~2.1~~“Rollover Investors”)) was cancelled and ~~Exhibit~~converted ~~10.1,~~into ~~respectively,~~the right to ~~this~~receive ~~Current Report~~$49.25 onin ~~Form~~cash, ~~8-K~~without ~~and~~interest ~~incorporated~~thereon ~~herein~~(the “Merger ~~by reference~~Consideration”).

~~Item~~Immediately 8prior to the Effective Time, the Rollover Investors contributed certain shares of their Company Common Stock, at a valuation equal to or less than $49.0125 ~~Other~~per ~~Events~~share, in exchange for new equity securities of Parent.

OnThe ~~December 4,~~foregoing ~~2017,~~description of the ~~Company~~Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and ~~Parent~~is ~~issued~~qualified ain ~~joint~~its ~~press release~~entirety ~~announcing~~by reference to the ~~execution~~Original ofMerger ~~Amendment~~Agreement, Nowhich was filed as Exhibit 2. 1 to the ~~Merger~~Company’s ~~Agreement~~Current Report on Form 8-K, afiled ~~copy~~with ofthe ~~which~~SEC ~~has~~on ~~been~~October 23, 2017, and Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 992.1 to ~~this~~the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, ~~and~~filed with the SEC on December 4, 2017, each of which is incorporated herein by reference ~~in this Item 8~~.~~01.~~

~~Additionally,~~Item as3.01 Notice ~~previously announced, the Company’s founders and certain members~~ of ~~the~~Delisting ~~Company’s~~or ~~management~~Failure ~~have entered~~to ~~into~~Satisfy a ~~rollover~~Continued ~~and~~Listing ~~voting~~Rule ~~agreement~~or ~~with~~Standard; ~~Parent~~Transfer ~~(the “Rollover Agreement”), dated October 22, 2017, pursuant to which, subject to certain exceptions, such persons have agreed to vote all~~ of ~~their respective shares of Company Common Stock, aggregating approximately 23~~Listing.~~0% of the outstanding Company Common Stock, in favor of the Merger.~~

InThe ~~connection~~information ~~with Amendment~~set ~~No. 1~~forth toin the ~~Merger~~Introductory ~~Agreement,~~Note ~~the parties to the Rollover Agreement have entered into an amendment to the Rollover Agreement (“Amendment No. 1 to the Rollover Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company’s founding~~ and ~~management~~Items ~~shareholders have agreed to contribute to Parent an aggregate amount of~~ 2~~,711,584 shares of Company Common Stock they currently own (representing approximately 18~~.8%01 ofand ~~the outstanding Company Common Stock) for equity securities of Parent~~3.03 ~~A copy~~ of ~~Amendment No. 1 to the Rollover Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to~~ this ~~Current~~report ~~Report on Form 8-K and~~ is incorporated herein by reference ~~in this Item 8~~.~~01. The description of Amendment No. 1 to the Rollover Agreement in this Form 8-K is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of Amendment No. 1 to the Rollover Agreement.~~

On ~~November 7,~~the ~~2017~~Closing Date, the Company ~~received~~notified anthe ~~unsolicited,~~NASDAQ ~~non-binding~~Stock ~~proposal~~Market ~~from a non-U.S. private equity firm and certain of its affiliates, including one of its portfolio companies which conducts orthopaedic implant device operations~~ (“~~Party A~~NASDAQ”), toof ~~acquire~~the ~~100%~~completion of the ~~Company’s~~ ~~outstanding common stock at $49.00 per share in cash in a statutory merger transaction. Party A’s non-binding proposal was reaffirmed on November 14~~Merger, ~~2017~~ and ~~again~~requested onthat ~~December 1, 2017,~~trading ~~and~~in ~~currently remains subject to~~ the ~~completion~~Company ofCommon ~~Party~~Stock ~~A’s~~be ~~due~~suspended ~~diligence~~and ~~investigation~~that of the Company. ~~The~~Common ~~description~~Stock ofbe ~~Party~~withdrawn ~~A’s~~from ~~unsolicited,~~listing ~~non-binding~~on ~~proposal~~NASDAQ ineffective ~~this~~as ~~Form 8-K is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text~~ of the ~~joint~~close ~~press release, a copy~~ of ~~which~~trading ~~has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report~~ on ~~Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.~~

~~Forward-Looking~~the ~~Statements~~Closing Date. The Company also requested that NASDAQ file with the SEC a delisting application on Form 25 to delist the Company Common Stock from NASDAQ and deregister the Company Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company Common Stock was delisted effective as of the close of trading on the Closing Date.

~~This~~The ~~Current~~Company ~~Report~~intends onto ~~Form~~file ~~8-K~~with ~~includes~~the ~~forward-looking~~SEC ~~statements~~a ~~within~~Form ~~the~~15 ~~meaning~~to ~~of Section 27A~~terminate ofor ~~the~~suspend ~~Securities~~its ~~Act~~reporting ofobligations ~~1933,~~under asSection ~~amended,~~13(a) and ~~Section 21E~~15(d) of the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ofat ~~1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding~~ the ~~Company’s~~time proposed business combination transaction with TPG Capital, all statements regarding the Company’s expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business strategy, budgets, capital expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, and statements containing the words such asfiling ~~“anticipate,”~~is ~~“approximate,”~~permitted ~~“believe,”~~under ~~“plan,”~~SEC ~~“estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” “may,” “potential,” “upside,” and other similar expressions~~rules. ~~All Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements that reflect the best judgment of the Company based upon currently available information.~~

~~Such~~Item forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and shareholders and other potential investors must recognize that actual results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations as a result of a variety of factors, including, without limitation, those discussed below3.03 Material ~~Such~~Modification ~~forward-looking~~to ~~statements~~Rights ~~are based upon management’s current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many~~ of ~~which~~Security the Company is unable to predict or control, that may cause its actual results, performance or plans to differ materially from any future results, performance or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statementsHolders. ~~These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed below and detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).~~

~~Risks~~The ~~and~~information ~~uncertainties~~set ~~related~~forth toin the ~~proposed~~Introductory ~~Merger~~Note ~~include,~~and ~~but~~Items ~~are~~2.01 ~~not~~and ~~limited~~5.03 ~~to,~~of ~~the~~this ~~risk~~Current ~~that~~Report ~~the Company’s~~on ~~shareholders~~Form do8-K ~~not~~is ~~approve~~incorporated ~~the~~herein ~~Merger,~~by ~~potential~~reference. As ~~adverse~~a ~~reactions~~result ~~or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion~~ of the Merger, ~~uncertainties~~each asshare ~~to the timing~~ of ~~the Merger, adverse effects on the~~ Company’s ~~stock~~Common ~~price~~Stock ~~resulting~~issued ~~from~~and ~~the~~outstanding ~~announcement~~immediately ofprior ~~the Merger or the failure of the Merger~~ to ~~be completed, competitive responses to~~ the ~~announcement~~Effective ofTime ~~the~~(other ~~Merger,~~than ~~the~~Dissenting ~~risk~~Shares ~~that~~and ~~regulatory,~~certain ~~licensure~~excluded orshares ~~other~~contributed ~~approvals~~to ~~required~~Parent ~~for~~by the ~~consummation~~ ofRollover ~~the~~Investors) ~~Merger~~was ~~are~~automatically ~~not~~canceled ~~obtained~~and orceased ~~are obtained subject~~ to ~~terms~~exist, and ~~conditions~~was ~~that~~converted ~~are~~into ~~not~~the ~~anticipated,~~right ~~litigation relating~~ to receive the Merger, ~~the inability to retain key personnel~~Consideration, ~~and~~less any ~~changes~~applicable inwithholding ~~general economic and/or industry-specific conditions~~taxes.

InEach ~~addition~~option to ~~the~~purchase ~~factors~~shares ~~set~~of ~~forth~~Company ~~above~~Common Stock (each a “Company Stock Option”), ~~other~~to ~~factors~~the ~~that~~extent ~~may~~outstanding ~~affect~~and unexercised as of immediately prior to the ~~Company’s~~Effective ~~plans~~Time, ~~results~~ whether vested or ~~stock~~unvested, ~~price~~was ~~are~~cancelled ~~set~~as ~~forth~~of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and in ~~its~~consideration ~~most~~for ~~recent~~such ~~Annual~~cancellation, ~~Report~~the onholder ~~Form~~thereof ~~10-K~~is ~~and~~entitled to receive an amount in ~~its~~cash, ~~subsequently~~without ~~filed~~interest, ~~reports~~equal onto ~~Forms~~the ~~10-Q~~product ~~and 8-K~~of (A) the excess, if any, of (y) the Merger Consideration over (z) the per share exercise price of such Company Stock Option multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, less any applicable withholding taxes. Each Company Stock Option with a per share exercise price that was equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration was cancelled immediately prior to the Effective Time with no consideration payable to the holder thereof.

~~Many~~Each share of ~~these~~Company ~~factors~~Common ~~are~~Stock ~~beyond~~issued under the Company’s ~~control.~~stock ~~The~~plans (“Company ~~cautions~~Restricted ~~investors~~ Stock”) that ~~any~~was ~~forward-looking~~outstanding ~~statements~~immediately ~~made~~prior byto itthe ~~are~~Effective ~~not~~Time ~~guarantees~~became offully ~~future~~vested ~~performance.~~immediately ~~The~~prior ~~Company~~to ~~disclaims~~the ~~any~~Effective ~~obligation~~Time toand ~~update~~will ~~any~~be ~~such~~treated ~~factors~~as oran tooutstanding ~~announce~~share ~~publicly~~of Company Common Stock, and the ~~results~~holder ofthereof ~~any~~will ~~revisions~~be entitled to ~~any~~receive of the ~~forward-looking~~Merger ~~statements~~Consideration ~~to reflect~~with ~~future~~respect ~~events~~thereto, orless ~~developments.~~any applicable withholding.

~~Additional~~Accordingly, ~~Information~~as of the Effective Time, holders of Company Common Stock, Company Stock Options and ~~Where~~Company Restricted Stock no longer have any rights with respect to ~~Find~~such Itsecurities, other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration or, with respect to shareholders holding Dissenting Shares, rights to appraisal under applicable Florida law.

~~This~~Item ~~report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval~~5.01 Changes ~~This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material~~ in ~~respect~~Control of ~~the proposed Merger~~Registrant. ~~In connection with the Merger, the Company will prepare and mail a proxy statement to its shareholders. In addition, certain~~

~~participants~~The ininformation ~~the~~set ~~merger~~forth ~~will~~in ~~file with~~ the ~~SEC~~Introductory aNote ~~Schedule~~and ~~13E-3~~Items ~~transaction statement~~2.01, ~~These documents will be filed with or furnished to the SEC~~3. ~~Investors~~01 and ~~shareholders~~3.03 ~~are~~of ~~urged~~this toCurrent ~~read~~Report ~~carefully~~on ~~and~~Form in8-K ~~their~~is ~~entirety~~incorporated ~~these~~herein ~~materials~~by ~~and other materials filed with or furnished to the SEC when they become available, as they will contain important information about the Company, the merger and related matters~~reference. InOn ~~addition to receiving~~ the ~~proxy~~Closing ~~statement by mail~~Date, ~~shareholders~~upon ~~also~~consummation of ~~will be able to obtain~~ the ~~proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement~~Merger, ~~as well as other filings containing information about~~ the Company, ~~the~~became ~~merger~~an ~~and~~indirect ~~related~~wholly ~~matters,~~owned ~~without~~subsidiary ~~charge,~~of ~~from the SEC’s website (http://www~~Parent.~~sec.gov).~~ Parent Inis ~~addition,~~owned ~~these documents can be obtained, without charge,~~ by ~~sending~~the ~~an e-mail~~TPG toInvestors ~~investors@exac.com, along with complete contact details~~ and athe ~~mailing~~Rollover ~~address~~Investors.

~~Participants~~Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in ~~Solicitation~~Fiscal Year.

~~The~~At ~~Company~~the ~~and~~Effective ~~certain of its directors~~Time, ~~executive~~the ~~officers~~Company’s ~~and~~Articles ~~other members~~ of ~~management~~ Incorporation and ~~employees~~bylaws ~~may,~~were ~~under~~amended ~~SEC~~and ~~rules,~~restated ~~be deemed~~ to be ~~“participants”~~read inas ~~the solicitation of proxies from shareholders with respect to the Merger. Information regarding the persons or entities who may be considered “participants” in the solicitation of proxies will be~~ set forth in ~~the~~ ~~proxy~~Exhibit ~~statement~~3.1 and ~~Schedule~~Exhibit ~~13E-~~3 ~~transaction statement relating to the Merger when each is filed with the SEC~~.2, ~~Information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders~~respectively, ~~which~~to ~~was~~this ~~filed~~Current ~~with~~Report ~~the SEC~~ on ~~March 24~~Form 8-K, ~~2017.~~each ~~Additional information regarding the interests~~ of ~~such~~which ~~potential~~is ~~participants~~incorporated ~~will~~by bereference ~~included~~ in ~~the~~this ~~proxy statement~~Item ~~and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available~~5. 03.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On February 13, 2018, the Company held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”), at which holders of Company Common Stock as of January 12, 2018 voted on proposals to: (1) approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger, (2) approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that will or may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the Merger

and (3) adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, for, among other reasons, the solicitation of additional proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger.

The final vote tally, as certified by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the inspector of elections for the Special Meeting, shows that the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement was approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, as required by Florida law.

The final vote tally also evidences approval of the proposals to (i) approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that will or may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the Merger and (ii) adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, for, among other reasons, the solicitation of additional proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger.

The final voting results on the proposals were as follows:

Proposal One:

To approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger.

The total number of shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on Proposal One were voted as follows:

Proposal Two:

To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that will or may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the Merger.

The total number of shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on Proposal Two were voted as follows:

Proposal Three:

To adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, for, among other reasons, the solicitation of additional proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger.

The total number of shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on Proposal Three were voted as follows:

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Merger. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

ExhibitNumber		Description
2.1		Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 3, 2017, by and among Exactech, Inc., Osteon Holdings, L.P. and Osteon Merger Sub, Inc.
10.1		First Amendment to Equity Commitment Letter, dated December 3, 2017, by and among TPG Partners VII, L.P., Osteon Holdings, L.P. and Exactech, Inc.
99.1		Press Release dated December 4, 2017
99.2		Amendment No. 1 to the Rollover and Voting Agreement, dated December 3, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Exactech, Inc.
3.2		Bylaws of Exactech, Inc.
99.1		Press Release dated February 14, 2018

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXACTECH, INC.



Date:	February 14, 2018	By:	/s/ Joel C. Phillips
			Joel C. Phillips
			Chief Financial Officer

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